Housing in M14 5WT
What the homes in M14 5WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rusholme West & Moss Side East
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,888 (2024)
M14 5WTManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.2%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M14 5WT area is less than half that, at 20.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 58.3% of households against 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented58.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 35.4%. 20.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Manchester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Manchester, August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M14 5WT sits in (Rusholme West & Moss Side East): about 1,888 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.